Blue Ringed Octopus - Beautiful Yet Deadly

Electric blue, but where from? This is a close up of a blue ringed octopus, despite their small size of just 12 and relatively docile nature, they are recognized as one of the world's most venomous marine animals

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It doesn’t usually have rings either, they only appear when it’s pissed. In other words, someone is in major trouble.

Facts about the majestic Earth alien known as the octopus (30 HQ Photos)

What does the word octopus mean? 8 legs How many species of octopuses are there? Over 100 Is every octopus venomous? The Blue-ringed octopus is the most venomous. Where do octopuses live?

The Greater Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is one of three (or perhaps four) species of blue-ringed octopuses. Unlike its southern brethren, the Blue-lined and Southern Blue-ringed octopuses that are found only in Australian waters, th